Fall 09 Collection: Nubar Royal Gems

After the spectacular summer collection, Going Green, Nubar swings forward into Autumn with seven new shades inspired from the richness and luxuries of the finest jewels around.

The Royal Gems consists of Platinum, Gold, Sapphires, Rubies, Emerald, Amethyst, Tiger's Eyes and the queen of the crop, Tiara - a dazzling multi faceted glitter that can be worn alone or layered over any nail polish for that extra sparkle, bling baby!

With the exception of Tiara, most polishes from this collection are shimmer based with glitter. The application is like most Nubar shades, full of opaqueness and only requires two to three coats for bottle color.

Let's get down to business!

24K is a semi sheer, vivid gold with gold glitter.

Tiger's Eye is a brown red with shimmer.

Platinum is a white silver with silver glitter.

Ruby is a ruby red with red glitter.

Emerald is a gorgeous green with glitter.

Sapphire makes this virgo proud! A gorgeous blue with glitter.

Amethyst is a royal purple, almost blurple with glitter.

Tiara looks great both ways - alone or layered over any nail polish.

Overall, good collection! A variety of seven rich, jewel-toned hues to choose from. Each color applied well in 2-3 coats. And as always, the formula is Big 3 Free.

(5) Comments

Chip said on Oct 7th, 2009 5:19 am
Your swatches don't look gritty unlike swatches months ago from other nail sites. Now I don't know if I want this or not. At first, I was excited. When I saw early swatches I got disappointed because they look gritty and rough. Now, I'm confused. Is it the application, the lighting or what?Reply

Steph said on Oct 11th, 2009 10:08 pm
Hi Chip,
The collection is a bit on the semi gritty side, but it wasn't a big deal for me. I found Emerald to be the most noticeable; still not like a standard glitter. A top coat of Seche or Posh should do the trick! Reply

augusta said on Oct 7th, 2009 9:13 pm
i love sapphire and amethystReply

Lucy said on Oct 8th, 2009 10:01 pm
The Sapphire is my favorite followed by Emerald. I think I've seen most of these colors before. I just re-organized my polishes and don't want any more near dupes. Reply

Patricia said, on Sep 26th, 2012 12:11 pm regarding Product Review: Red Carpet Manicure Pro KitHi Steph,
Love your blog. You wrote: Always wrap the free edge or tip throughout each step.
I didn't see this step in the video. Could you please explain how to do the wrap process and with what material.
Thank you.

Megan said, on Sep 8th, 2012 1:12 am regarding Product Review: Red Carpet Manicure Pro KitI am wondering if these gel polishes can be used with other gels. I have a different system with a different brand of base coat and top coat, can the different brands of gel mix?

Shelly said, on Aug 19th, 2012 3:43 pm regarding Product Review: Red Carpet Manicure Pro KitI've had my kit for a couple of months now and love the way it lasts; but the Structure and Brilliance brushes are starting to stiffen and so is the gel in the bottles. Anyone else having that issue? Is there a way to thin them out?

Steph said, on Jul 3rd, 2012 4:14 pm regarding Wet n Wild Flash Dry Nail ColorsHi Prinzy,
It was a gorgeous color! I remember picking up a few bottles because I loved the color so much! lol! Actually, yes, I'm launching a store in the next couple of weeks. I have everything built, I'm just working on the Terms and Conditions right now, so it should be very, very soon.

I only have about 10 Studio M colors in the store currently, but I will be taking special pre-orders once it opens.

Debra said, on May 26th, 2012 4:59 pm regarding Product Review: Red Carpet Manicure Pro KitI've been playing with this system for about a month now. I love it! When I first started I used the clear just so I could get a feel for it. Then I got adventurous and tried a "sandwich" with a China Glaze color. It probably would have stayed on longer if I had been able to seal off the edges, but my nails were so short it was a bit difficult. The next time I used RCM gel polish in Simply Stunning (a pale slightly shimmery nude color). This time I had gotten enough practice to really make my coats thin and it worked out fabulous. I'm trying to send all my friends the Ulta 20% coupon (5/26 is the last day) so they can get a kit for about $64. :) Now I hope to get a little creative with color combos and nail design. Thanks for the review.